God has blessed the Primitive Baptist Church with a rich heritage. In the years since the 1832 Black Rock Address, there have been hundreds of able ministers of the gospel who have committed their thoughts to writing. There has been no greater gift in this field of labor than Elder Sylvester Hassell.

We dedicate this page to the memory of his life of faithful service to God. It is our hope that some of his writings contained at this site might help you in your walk, as you draw nearer to the great God that Hassell so diligently preached.

For more than 50 years, Elder Hassell sought diligently to serve his Lord in every field to which he was beckoned. He preached the gospel from his home country of North Carolina, to the churches of God in Maine, and as far west as Texas. Over 1000 articles from his pen were published and distributed among God's people, and each of them provides valuable insight to the student of God's word.

One of Hassell's earliest, and no doubt best known, works is "THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD, From Creation to A.D. 1885."

Below, you will find links to the some of the editorial writings of Elder Hassell. Very soon, we hope to have the entire "History of the Church of God" in electronic format, along with more of his articles. Please return to this page as these works come online.

The Primitive or Old School Baptists cling to the doctrines and practices held by Baptist Churches throughout America at the close of the Revolutionary War. This site is dedicated to providing access to our rich heritage, with both historic and contemporary writings.